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Nature 426, 380-381 (27 November 2003) | doi:10.1038/426380a
Space science: Unstoppable force
Tony Reichhardt1
- Tony Reichhardt writes for Nature from Washington DC.
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After 40 years in development, and some $650 million of NASA funds, Gravity Probe B is almost ready to launch. Would Einstein, whose theories it is about to test, have approved? Tony Reichhardt reports.
At first glance, the saga of Gravity Probe B looks like a success story. Plucky scientists and engineers have spent four decades — most of their working lives — fighting technical and political battles, beating huge odds to reach the launch pad at long last.
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